Another I captured from my time on Marco Island, Florida. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.
Nikon D7000
Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED shot at 400mm (600mm FFE)
1/1250 F/8 Matrix Metering +1/3 EV ISO 640
Post processed in Lightroom CC and Photoshop CC
Cropped from horizontal to vertical for composition and presentation
Last edited by Joseph Przybyla; 05-07-2016 at 07:41 AM.
Joe Przybyla
"Sometimes I do get to places just as God is ready to have somebody click the shutter"... Ansel Adams
Hi Joseph, I love the eye contact and the beautiful details on this stunning owl. I do however find the in focus foliage to the left a little distracting but it doesnt take too much away from a super image. TFS
A great stare and lots of habitat. The bird is nice and sharp. I wonder if a slight crop from the bottom (without cutting his feet off), might reduce some of the distraction.
Joseph, eyes are great, but I really like his eyebrows and what appears to be nasal hair. I agree with taking a slice off the bottom. I might also consider taking out the little dark OOF blob on the right.
Thanks everyone for viewing and commenting, very much appreciated. The area of the burrows/nests are overgrown in most cases. The adult owls measure only 7 to 9 inches tall, the young smaller. So at times difficult to get clean images which leads to working the vegetation/environment into the image. Thank again everyone.
Joe Przybyla
"Sometimes I do get to places just as God is ready to have somebody click the shutter"... Ansel Adams